N.Y. Paramount Celebrates 17th Anniversary With "I Dood It?
N.Y. Paramount Celebrates 17th Anniversary With "I Dood It? Red Skelton Heads Film " Cast—Woody Herman and J Band on Stage p "I Dood It," the Red Skelton- " Eleanor Powell musical,...
...The accompanying screen feature is the Warner Bros, hilarious comedy, "Princess O'Rourke...
...A minor, op...
...in "Sahara" is the new film attraction at the Capitol Theatre...
...As he had always done as president of the only colored international labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, ns head of the March on Washington Movement, as chairman of the National Council for a "Permanent FEPC, Mr...
...Aurelio F. Concheso, Cuban Ambassador to the United States...
...Jeffrey, who has been with United Artists since 1937, has at various times been New York newspaper representative, trade press contact, has handled New York and out-of-town exploitation, national magazines, syndicates and special events...
...The other members of the Bosch Quartet include Adolf Busch...
...Pictures and Paramount-Publix...
...The program will be heard over Station WNYC from 3 to 3:30 p. m. Over 1,500 members and guests are expected...
...For the "starsin-person" shew, the Capital sisr presents the first Broadway erigagement of "Yvette," bWi singing beauty Lawrence Welt and his orchestra from Chsmro is another headlinei...
...THANK YOU LUCKY STABS AT RKO THEATRES A galaxy of stars are featured in "Thank Your Lucky Stem," the musical comedy, now at the RKO Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester Theatres, together with "Murder on the Waterfmnt" starring John Loder and Ruth Ford...
...Filmed in Technicolor, the new film features Reginald Gardiner, Virginia Grey, Phil Regan, Sig Ruman and Alan Dinehart...
...E flat major, op...
...Humphrey Bogart...
...The picture, based upon the, Broadway success of the same' name, features Gig Young, John Leder and Dolores Moran...
...Dinah Shore and Alexis Smith...
...spectacular cavalcade of feminine loveliness, glorifying the American girl of yesterday and today, produced by Leon Leonidoff with settings by Bruno Maine...
...Memphis Denies Freedom ef Speech—Negro Citizens Net Permitted to Hold Meefinc A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood*" of Sleeping Car Porters (AFL), reported this week that he had been unable to address a meeting scheduled for Sunday...
...On this occasion, the Busch Quartet will again -be heard and, as in the concert of last week, Lotte Hammerschlag will replace Karl Dektor...
...Red Skelton Heads Film " Cast—Woody Herman and J Band on Stage p "I Dood It," the Red Skelton- " Eleanor Powell musical, booked as the seventeenth anniversary feature at the New York Paramount, is the 660th screen attraction to play at that theatre since its opening in November, 1926...
...In "Poppy," starring W. C. Fields, became the first film to play four weeks...
...1, No...
...starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and Jack Carson...
...and BalciEdwards and his radio quiz shov "Truth or Consequences,'' is tr» extra added attraction...
...Racism, not Mr Randolph, was holding meetings freely and being permitted to speak...
...Headlining Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie and Dennis Morgan in the story, "Thank Your Lucky Stars" includes featured performances by Humphrey Bogart...
...Others who will address the gathering, which will include members from the Women's American ORT Chapters all over the United States, are Mrs...
...AT U.A...
...Randolph has met and is meeting that challenge to freedom and democracy...
...Florence R. Dolowitz, National Vice-President and Membership Chairman...
...Star Spangled Rhythm" holds the longevity record of eight straight weeks at the theatre and is also the record holder in attendance and receipts...
...He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and was in the banking business prior to his affiliation with the motion picture industry...
...In the picture Skelton plays the role of a pants presser who marries a glamorous stage star and captures a gang of saboteurs for good measure...
...First Violin...
...ftOXf HOLDS BIL 4ft WEEK "Sweet Rosie O'Grady," recordbreaking 20th Century-Fox musical starring Betty Grable, Robert Young and Adolphe Menjou, stays for a fourth week at the Roxy Theatre...
...A challenge to the dignity of the citizens of Memphis as members of a democracy had been presented...
...Before coming to United Artists, Jeffrey was Publicity Director for the Warner Bros...
...Randolph described the situation as follows: "On Saturday, November 6th, the sheriff had his men round up about fifteen leading Negroes and brought them down to the court house, letting them know that I would not be permitted to speak...
...The principal speaker will be Mr...
...The Beethoven cycle will be continued Sunday, November 21, with the Busch Trio (Adolf Busch, Rudolf Serkin and Hermann Busch) and Victor Polatschek, first clarinetist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, offering two piano trios, op...
...picture...
...The Merry Macs...
...The inaugural film was "God Gave Me Twenty Cents" with Lois Moran...
...STB AMD HOLDS MERRY MACS ON STAGE—FILM IS -PRINCESS atOORKff" . The N. Y. Strand ia holding over for a second week aa the special "In Person'' attraction on the Shep Fields Orchestra stage show, the famous singing quartet...
...as an extra added attraction...
...Others in person are Paul Wincheil with Jerry Mahoney, "America's greatest ventre-mimic," Marion Daniels, "Broadway's newest dancing starlet, with the famous singer of Glen Mi tier's Band, lovely Marion Hutton...
...WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT HOLDS MEMBERSHIP TEA The Women's American ORT will hold its Annual Membership Tea at the Hotel Commodore on Wednesday, November 17, at 2:00 p. m. The Tea is under the direction of Mrs...
...CLAUDIA' HOLDS OVER AT THE MUSIC HALL "Claudia," 20th Century-Fox film version of Rose Franken's play of young married love, with Dorothy McGuire, star of the Broadway cast, in the title role and co-starring Robert Young and Ina ' Claire, continues at Radio City Music Hall for a second week...
...Gosta Andreasson...
...The guest of honor will be the Hon...
...JEFFREY APPOINTED PUBLICITY MGR...
...1, and the clarinet trio, op...
...This anniversary booking marks the first time in its history that the Paramount will play an M.G.M...
...String Trio, D major, op, 9, No...
...2; String Quartet...
...Arthur Jeffrey has been appointed Publicity Manager for United Artists, effective immediately, it was announced today by Paul N. Lazarus, Jr., Advertising and Publicity Director...
...John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan...
...In the first few years at the Paramount, it was seldom that a picture played more than one week...
...HUMPHREY BOGART IN "SAHARA" AT CAPITOL Now one of the "first magnitude" box office lures among theatre attractions of America...
...the regular violinist of the quartet, who is indisposed...
...November 7th, in the Negro Baptist Church of Memphis, Tenn., due to pressure from city officials...
...1, and op...
...Edward B. Gresser, National President, Miss Fannie Hurst who will represent the War Finance Committee of the U. S. Treasury, and Mrs...
...at Town Hall...
...Second New Friemds Cnateff Continue, taertaawg fifth Two string quartets and a string trio will make np the allBeethoven program for the second concert of the New Friends of Music Sunday afternoon, November 14...
...The program for Nov...
...New York Theatres, was with Warner Bros...
...Second Violin, and Hermann Busch, 'Cello...
...OLD ACQUAINTANCE HELD AT HOLLYWOOD "Old Acquaintance," Warner Bros, drama of a woman's steadfast loyalty to her faithless friend, starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins, continues for a second week...
...The guest artist will be Ray Levy, pianist...
...Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland...
...In starting its eighteenth season at the crossroads of the world, the Paramount has booked in person all all-star birthday revue, headed by Woody Herman and his orchestra, featuring "The Woodchoppers," Chubby Jackson and Cliff Leeman...
...Edgar Ansel Mowrer...
...The "film musical boasts an all-star cast in support of the stars, including Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra, Richard Ainley, Sam Levene, Patricia Dane, Thurston Hall, Lena Home and Hazel Scott...
...Some of the Negro citizens later waited on me and let me know that they had not themselves planned this but that they were forced to agree to it while held at the court house...
...Dolowitz...
...Also continued on the great stage is "American Beauties...
...Lyda De Putti and Jack Mulhall...
...14 is as follows—Beethoven: String Quartet...
...In addition, the stage show also presents Sibyl Bowan, first lady oT laughter...
...70, No...
Vol. 26 • November 1943 • No. 46
